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The future of Vodacom's joint venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) will be on the line tomorrow as a meeting of Vodacom Congo shareholders
could decide whether a bitter quarrel can be patched up or whether the company
should be sold or dissolved.

Are Norwegian nationals Tjostolv
Moland and Joshua French just a couple of rather naïve Norwegian
adventurers who decided to ride their motorcycles into one of the most
dangerous places on earth and inevitably ran into some of the many murderous
people who inhabit that part of the world? Or are they arms smugglers, armed
robbers, spies and murderers?

Thomas Hubert is a freelance journalist and consultant based in Paris. He was the BBC's correspondent in Kinshasa, DR Congo between 2010 and 2012 after having freelanced in Congo and in Europe. This blog showcases a selection of his stories.CV: PDF | LinkedIn